After that disappointment and looking at the state of our economy, she used some of the student loan that was left over to get herself certified to teach overseas and then started that job search (also took an immersion Japanese language course). Finally, in February of 2011 she was offered a job in Japan and is now residing there and teaching English.
She was living at home, but she really was ready to be out and working and living in an apartment of her own. But, there simply were no jobs available.
She is thinking of staying overseas for another year. I believe she is hoping that Zero will be voted out of office and she can come back and get a job in the U.S. It has been a sobering experience for her, and while she was living at home waiting for some news on her job applications, she started reading Ayn Rand. So Zero ended up making her something of a libertarian.
My oldest daughter has kept the job she had; but, she had a plan which included getting experience in this area and then moving to the next step on the ladder as she was trying to climb to the position that she really wanted to finally end up at. Unfortunately, she has also been "stuck" in that position and is finding that there are no openings in the next level. This is really hitting everyone in different ways.
Recently, my company was screaming for someone who spoke Portugese. It took forever to find someone. That's pretty unusual, especially when - within reason - money was no object.
Was your daughter in Japan for the earthquake/tsunami? Must have been scary.
My wife is half-Japanese. She had some family that was affected. Thankfully, they all survived, but it was really bad.
Our younger son was of the conservative/libertarian mindset like his mom and I. Then he went to Berkeley and became a liberal.
When he realized that his Anthropology degree wasn’t worth the paper it’s stamped on, he began to come around again. Still not completely back yet, but he doesn’t like Obama. He agrees with me that Hussein is a fascist dictator. So there is hope.
He’s been out of the house for two years now. We occasionally help him out financially, but we definitely aren’t carrying him.
College kids sending out resumes is perhaps the least likely way they are going to get jobs. Sad to say, but the first job is usually the result of the same method millions of others get jobs: networking.
The best advice to give these kids who cannot find even a crappy job is to start volunteering. All around.
You never know when you are going to stumble across that kid’s parent who is looking for exactly YOUR kid for a job at work.
Resumes get shredded.
I know. I used to shred them. After laughing at the typos.
College kids sending out resumes is perhaps the least likely way they are going to get jobs. Sad to say, but the first job is usually the result of the same method millions of others get jobs: networking.
The best advice to give these kids who cannot find even a crappy job is to start volunteering. All around.
You never know when you are going to stumble across that kid’s parent who is looking for exactly YOUR kid for a job at work.
Resumes get shredded.
I know. I used to shred them. After laughing at the typos.